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Definition for: disguise

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English

Etymology

Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser, derived from des- "dis-", from Latin dis-, and guise "guise", from a Germanic source.

Pronunciation

General American Received Pronunciation
IPA /dɪˈskaɪz/ /ˈ /
SAMPA /dI"skaIz/ /" /
  • Hyphenation: dis·guise
  • Rhymes: -aɪz

Noun

disguise ( plural disguises )

  1. Clothing people put on in order to hide their identity.
  2. The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.

Translations

  • Dutch: vermomming f .
  • Indonesian: samaran
  • Spanish: disfraz m .

Verb

to disguise ( third-person singular simple present disguises , present participle disguising , simple past disguised , past participle disguised )

  1. To change the appearance of something so as to hide identity.
  2. To prevent giving away or revealing something secret.
    He disguised his true intentions.

Translations

  • Dutch: zich vermommen, verhullen
  • Indonesian: menyamar / menyamarkan
  • Spanish: disfrazar

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